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Birmingham Airport Limited

Registered as BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT LIMITED. Company number 02078273. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 22 October 2026.

36days on average to pay

  • Within 30 days
  • 31 to 60 days
  • Over 60 days

In the reporting period from 1 April 2026 to 30 September 2026, Birmingham Airport Limited reported that it took an average of 36 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 58% of invoices within 30 days, 32% in 31 to 60 days and 10% after more than 60 days. It said 13% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 37% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 30 September 2025, the average was 35 days, so it is 1 day slower now. It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses at a standard rate of 5%.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 37 Mar 2021 38 Sep 2021 34 Mar 2022 35 Sep 2022 35 Mar 2023 35 Sep 2023 35 Mar 2024 32 Sep 2024 32 Mar 2025 35 Sep 2025 33 Mar 2026 36 Sep 2026

Bars are labelled with the month the period ended. The dashed line marks 30 days.

Every report filed

PeriodFiledAverage daysWithin 30 days31 to 60Over 60Not within termsSource
Apr to Sep 2026 22 Oct 2026 36 58%32%10%13% Report
Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 20 Apr 2026 33 59%32%9%28% Report
Apr to Sep 2025 28 Oct 2025 35 57%35%8%29% Report
Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 16 Apr 2025 32 61%31%8%35% Report
Apr to Sep 2024 16 Oct 2024 32 61%32%7%36% Report
Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 17 Apr 2024 35 54%37%9%36% Report
Apr to Sep 2023 12 Oct 2023 35 54%39%7%34% Report
Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 19 Apr 2023 35 57%34%9%42% Report
Apr to Sep 2022 18 Oct 2022 35 53%41%6%30% Report
Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 20 Apr 2022 34 56%37%8%33% Report
Apr to Sep 2021 15 Oct 2021 38 54%37%9%33% Report
Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 23 Apr 2021 37 59%33%8%33% Report
Apr to Sep 2020 12 Oct 2020 38 50%38%12%48% Report
Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 21 Apr 2020 34 57%35%8%35% Report
Apr to Sep 2019 9 Oct 2019 32 64%29%7%29% Report
Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 18 Apr 2019 36 46%44%10%54% Report
Apr to Sep 2018 29 Oct 2018 39 36%53%11%80% Report

Source: the company's filings on Check payment practices. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are as filed. We do not change them.